Managed Services Summit Why should you attend?

Now in its 8th year, the Managed Services Summit Manchester continues to complement its sister events in London, Stockholm, and Amsterdam, serving as a premier event for the UK, Nordics, and European IT channels. The Northern UK market offers unique opportunities and challenges, emphasizing cost-efficiency, practical innovation, and long-term partnerships, making it particularly relevant for MSPs and IT providers.

The Managed Services Summit is series of executive-level events, so you know you’ll be among the best in the sector, and those featured will explore the latest trends and developments, evolving customer requirements and how to create value through managed services – both for your own organisation and your customers

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Industry Insights

Presentations will cover the latest trends, evolving customer requirements, and strategies for creating value through managed services.

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Breakouts

Attend a range of sessions led by leading specialists in the field, focusing on technical, sales, and business-related topics.

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Networking

Connect with professionals in the IT channel, including senior decision makers and industry leaders.

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Interactions

Engage in discussions, debates, and collaborations with event sponsors and peers across the industry.

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MSS Benelux

30th June 2026, Amsterdam

MSS London

9th September 2026, London

MSS Nordics

5th November 2026, Stockholm

Meet our 2026 Event Speakers

Gavin Roberts

Topsec Cloud Solutions

Gavin Roberts

Topsec Cloud Solutions

Awaiting biography.

Name to be advised

Acronis

Awaiting biography.

David Maginnes

Sherweb

David Maginnes is responsible for partner development at Sherweb, working closely with MSPs across the UK and Ireland to help them grow commercially.

With over two decades in technology sales spanning SMB, enterprise, and public sector, David brings real world experience of building sales teams, taking MSP solutions to market, and navigating the commercial realities of the Microsoft ecosystem. He is passionate about helping MSPs move beyond reactive selling and build repeatable, sustainable sales motion that supports long term growth.


Name to be advised

Arrow

Awaiting biography.

Name to be advised

Hornetsecurity

Name to be advised

Hornetsecurity

Awaiting biography.

Ed Baker

Netwrix

Ed Baker

Netwrix

At Netwrix Corporation Ed Baker leverages 30+ years of expertise in leadership, strategic sales, channel partnerships and ecosystem strategies to drive market growth. Known for championing an innovative approach, Ed is a self-confessed 'AI Addict' having been a founder and advisor for several AI startups.

Name to be advised

Megaport

Awaiting biography.

Will Garside

IT Europa

Will Garside

IT Europa

Will specialises in writing and presenting – producing a huge range of content, ranging from thought-leadership articles to white papers. He started his career as a computer engineer before becoming one of the first producers on Sky TV’s primetime technology show “The Computer Channel” – alongside also covering mainstream business and technology news. He then worked as a product reviewer and technical writer for IT Network before going to Computer Weekly to cover security, telecoms and networking. He worked for several large technology brands including Microsoft and EMC as a technical writer and media consultant and was also the editor at International Broadcast Engineer – a role that saw him deliver a huge number of detailed analysis pieces on emerging video experiences. He has also written a number of books including tech guides for Which? and several "Dummies" guides on topics including big data and storage.

Will is also a highly experienced event moderator, managing content and panels at both the IBC and NAB shows for the last 10 years.

Meet our 2026 Event Sponsors

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